Daily Mail: Coronavirus cases in the US are now averaging 40,000 a day for the first time since June as the total number of infections nears SIX MILLION and states across the Midwest report an uptick
* The US is now averaging just over 40,000 new COVID-19 infections a day for the first time since late June
* Deaths across the US are also declining and are currently averaging at 925 fatalities per day
* More than 183,000 Americans have now died from COVID-19 and the number of confirmed cases surpassed 6 million on Monday
* There appears to be emerging hotspots in the Midwest with Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota recently reporting record one-day spikes in new cases
* Many of the new cases in Iowa are in the counties that are home to the University of Iowa and Iowa State University, which are holding some in-person classes
* Infections have also risen after the annual Sturgis Motorcycle rally in South Dakota that drew more than 365,000 people from across the country between August 7 to 16
Coronavirus infections across the United States are now averaging 40,000 per day as the total number of cases surpassed 6 million and states across the Midwest report an uptick in cases.
The country is now averaging just over 40,000 new COVID-19 infections a day for the first time since late June.
Deaths across the US are also declining and are currently averaging at 925 fatalities per day.
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Update: Coronavirus cases are on the rise again across more than half of the U.S. (CNBC)
WNU Editor: It looks like the opening of schools and universities are causing a spike in cases.